#Be a Man

[reality-detective]

Be a Good Man 🤔

[alpha-androphile]

PATRICK IS ONE FUCKIN' COCKY FUCKER...

THE WAY IT SHOULD BE, DAMN STRAIGHT!

[lilislegacy]

does… does annabeth have other shirts?

cause no matter where she is, even if she’s away from camp or with her family or traveling, she’s almost always wearing a camp shirt

someone buy this girl a kohls gift card or something PLEASE

there are better colors than orange, bestie. so much better. there’s a whole other world out there. i recommend blue for you. that’s a good place to start i think 💙💙

[violettwrites]

i feel like daryl dixon would bully you if you vaped in front of him (non apoc au) and tell you to smoke a cigarette and not be a bitch

[mjj-nostalgia]

idk why but when I rediscovered this gif, my first thoughts were

"i love this gif it shows a side to MJ we seldom got to see 🥹" followed by "oh it looks like the backup dancers are having fun!"

then immediately followed by my brain thinking they are walking to the tune of:

"LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS, TO DEFEAT THE HUNS"

that's how my night is going

[zladdsmith]

We must be swift as the coursing river - With all the force of a great typhoon - With all the strength of a raging fire - Mysterious as the dark side of the moon!

[smudgeplifkin]

[random-xpressions]

Fuck with a little authority as though you have a better right over her body than herself!

Random Xpressions

[felineandhustle]

[everythinkaloud]

Sometimes when you’re in the wrong, you’ve just gotta own it rather than retaliate with some bullshit they did forever ago

[alpha-androphile]

BROTHERS! WHETHER YOU'RE STRAIGHT, GAY, BI OR WHEREVER YOU WANNA STICK YOUR DICK, DON'T LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOU TO SURRENDER YOUR MANHOOD.

THE ONLY THING "TOXIC" ABOUT MASCULINITY IS SURRENDERING IT TO SISSY FAG WOKE BULLSHIT!

REJECT FEMININITY AND WEAKNESS IN YOURSELF AND OTHER MEN. REMAIN STRONG, REMAIN UNITED!

FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, BROTHERS!

[simpleman193]

A good man is just as rare as a good king would be, for in both instances it is required that one governs himself well.

I find it interesting how many different schools of philosophy and thought take men who govern themselves as more powerful than those who conquer cities.

It's no easy task though, there's that old discussion on whether power corrupts, or it reveals, many may seem meek and kind but then show their true colors when power is placed on their hands.

To be a good man (or king) is a goal worthy in itself, not from outside perspectives, not from the opinions of others but for yourself. You wont be celebrated by it in todays world (not saying that I'm there, there's plenty of work to be done) but your masculine energy, knowledge, self sacrifice, leadership and cool headedness are very much needed.

[dizgreen]

I think I’ve been on here long enough, so it’s about time I talk to y’all about my Grand Theory of Masculinity.

Yes that is what I call it.

Foreword: I’m a millennial, I’m about thirty years old and if there’s one thing that genuinely makes me think “god I hate the new generation” it’s all this bullshit Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson shit about how to be a “real man.” I absolutely despise this narrative that being a man is all about only caring about yourself and forcing others down to build yourself up. I see it corrupting more and more young men every day and I truly dread the point in time that it takes hold enough to bring back toxic masculine fathers and grandfathers and RUINS an entirely new generation of kids.

So I decided to sit down and think about why it bothers me so much. I’m of the belief you can’t reasonably say you disagree with something unless you have some kind of reason or alternative solution. Thus, I’ve boiled down what *I* consider to be the true essence of “what makes you a man”

To start off with, I don’t believe that you need a certain set of genitals to be considered a “real man”, which is why I put such an emphasis on the word “masculinity.” I believe that sorting people according to exclusively their genitals or their preferred identity is a bit archaic, but I DO believe you can sort anyone, regardless or pronouns or genitalia, into specific definitions of masculine or feminine traits and behaviors. I believe in defining those things as two sides of a whole, like a yin-yang, and that it shouldn’t compromise someone’s identity in any way just for displaying or taking pride in those traits.

So, here’s my big definition. Are ya ready?

Safety.

Masculinity, TRUE masculinity, I believe, is defined as when someone has a certain aura that makes you feel safe or protected when you’re around that person.

Now a lot of you that are attracted to masculinity might be disagreeing saying stuff like “oh but I like dangerous men” or “no I like it when someone feels a bit scary” but attraction, which is a totally different aspect that’s specific to you. Even then, the VAST majority of people that say they like “dangerous men” typically mean “I like it when men are dangerous and threatening but treat me with love and care” and THATS SAFETY, BRO.

I believe that the true concept of masculinity has been corrupted overtime by the machinations of insecure and weak men trying to convince others that they’re actually what people want in a man. All the signs are there.

A man should be strong to help you feel protected.

“WELL IM GONNA GET ALL BUFF WITH BIG MUSCLES SO THAT NO ONE WANTS TO MESS WITH ME”

but you also have to show you CAN protect them.

“WELL IM GONNA FREAK OUT AND TRY TO FIGHT EVERYONE THAT LOOKS AT ME WRONG SO NO ONE WOULD MESS WITH ME”

A man should be able to provide for his family so they feel safe and comfortable in their lifestyle.

“WELL IM GONNA WEAR A SUIT AND CONSTANTLY BRAG ABOUT HOW MUCH MONEY I MAKE SO THAT EVERYONE THINKS IM RICH”

you know you actually have to give them attention as well though, right? You can’t JUST provide a paycheck.

“WHATEVER, ILL GET A COOL CAR AND IF THEY GET ANNOYED ABOUT ME NOT SPENDING TIME WITH EM ILL JUST GET A NEW GIRL, ILL TALK ABOUT HOW THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT MONEY ANYWAY!”

A man should be able to be confident in his decisions so that the people around him feel secure and more confident in their own choices.

“OKAY SO WHAT IM GONNA DO IS WALK AROUND AND TELL EVERYONE ELSE TO FUCK OFF AND SAY I DONT CARE ABOUT THEM! THAT WAY PEOPLE WILL BE FOOLED INTO THINKING IM CONFIDENT WHEN IM ACTUALLY DEPERATELY CRAVING THEIR APPROVAL”

When I try think of the most MASCULINE MAN MAN I can possibly think of, you know what the image that comes to mind is? A dad. A slightly overweight dad with a blue collar job and a beard who works his ass off to provide for his family and then comes home exhausted and still finds the time to play a game of catch or wrestle with his kids. I believe that image to be the absolute peak of masculinity.

I truly believe that when people have an attraction to men or women or nonbinaries, they seek certain aspects of masculine or feminine behavior. I believe that when people are attracted to masculine qualities, if you boil down the very core essence of what makes them happy with a masculine partner, you’re going to get “they make me feel safe.”

Again, I’m not saying this is something you need to care about at all or should use to define your gender. This is just my analysis boiling down what I think went wrong which led to this bullshit idea that a real man needs to walk around and demean others and ignore his family and only care about himself while disregarding everyone around him.

I think if we use this one little core tenant as the base idea of what to consider “masculinity”, it could really help the men, women, and nb’s that are seeking a goal or ideal to strive for in what kind of person they want to be.

Sorry for the long post but, TL;DR:

Masculinity is when you make someone feel safe in your presence. NOT when you ignore or demean others around you in an attempt to look bigger.

So Fuck off, sigma bitches

[alazarrr]

Truth.